Trafalgar
Benito Pérez Galdós · 1884
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Description
Benito Pérez Galdós began his Episodios Nacionales in 1873 with Trafalgar, and Clara Bell Englished it in 1884. The cycle grew to forty-six novels tracing Spain's nineteenth century. Gabriel Araceli, a cabin boy from Cádiz, tells this first tale from his old age.
Gabriel ships aboard the Santísima Trinidad at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Nelson's fleet, Spanish pride, and shattering cannon fire fill his boy's-eye view. Galdós mixes history with a servant's plain witness of great events. Bell's translation opened the cycle to English readers early. The series became Spain's national epic in prose, and Trafalgar is still its most read door.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Benito Pérez Galdós |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1884 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 301 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |